Santosh Varghese

An accomplished Enterprise Architect with experience of 23+ years in bringing hi-end technology to corporate clients. Distinguished ability to conduct accurate needs analysis, solve problems and utilize technical potential to deliver optimized solutions.

• MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect (MCIA)

Project # 1

Project : Unilever & Syngenta

Project Duration : March 2022 – Present

Standard Role : Enterprise Architect

Technology : AWS , MuleSoft

Team Size : 23

Project Description

Unilever Plc (Unilever) is a manufacturer and supplier of fast-moving consumer goods. The company's product portfolio comprises food products, beauty, and personal care products, beverages, home care products, vitamins, minerals, and supplements.

Syngenta : A leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Syngenta is a global market leader in products that protect crops. Syngenta is one of the world's largest seed developers and producers.

Role & Responsibility (AWS)

• Solution Design : Create high-level and detailed architecture designs based on business requirements, taking into account factors like scalability, availability, security, and cost optimization. Design solutions that leverage AWS services effectively.
• Infrastructure Provisioning : Set up and configure AWS infrastructure components such as virtual private clouds (VPCs), subnets, security groups, and network access control lists (ACLs). Implement AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Cloud Migration : Plan and execute the migration of on-premises applications and infrastructure to the AWS cloud, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss. Evaluate the best migration strategies, such as lift-and-shift, re-platforming, or refactoring.
• Performance Optimization : Monitor and fine-tune AWS resources to ensure optimal performance and cost efficiency. Implement autoscaling and load balancing strategies to handle varying workloads. Use AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring tools to analyses system performance and make recommendations for improvements.
• Technical Leadership and Collaboration : Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to other team members. Collaborate with stakeholders, including business executives, developers, operations teams, and project managers, to understand requirements and drive successful outcomes

As a MuleSoft Integration Architect, my primary role is to design and oversee the implementation of MuleSoft integration solutions. You are responsible for architecting and delivering scalable, efficient, and secure integration solutions using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform. Here are some key roles and responsibilities associated with this position:

• Solution Design : I am responsible for analyzing business requirements and designing integration solutions that align with the organization's goals and technical standards. This involves understanding the existing system landscape, identifying integration patterns, and creating architectural blueprints.
• System Integration : I am involved in the end-to-end integration process, including system analysis, data mapping, designing integration flows, and configuring the Anypoint Platform. I also collaborate with developers and other stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of integration projects.
• Technical Leadership : As an Integration Architect, I provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams also help in setting coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for MuleSoft integration development. I am also be involved in code reviews and providing feedback to ensure adherence to architectural principles.
• Integration Strategy : I play a critical role in defining the integration strategy for the organization. This includes evaluating existing systems, identifying integration opportunities, and recommending the appropriate integration patterns and technologies.
• Performance and Scalability : I am responsibility to design integration solutions that are highly performant and scalable. This involves optimizing integration flows, considering caching mechanisms, implementing message queueing, and monitoring system performance to ensure efficient data transfer and processing.
• Security and Governance : As an Integration Architect, I am accountable for ensuring the security and governance of integration solutions. This includes designing authentication and authorization mechanisms, implementing data encryption and secure communication protocols, and adhering to data privacy and compliance regulations.
• Collaboration and Communication : I collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, developers, testers, and project managers, to ensure smooth delivery of integration projects. I also communicate technical concepts and solution designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, such as business leaders and executives.

Project # 2

Project : Roche DIA-IT – Switzerland

Project Duration : Sep 2019 – Feb 2022

Standard Role : Enterprise Architect

Technology : AWS, MuleSoft

Team Size : 53

Project Description

Roche creates innovative medicines and diagnostic tests that help millions of patients globally. It is also a pioneer in healthcare, a frontrunner in cancer treatments and the leading provider of in-vitro diagnostics. I have been working with R&D and other commercial projects.

Role & Responsibility (AWS)

• Solution Design : Work closely with stakeholders to understand their business requirements and design cloud-based solutions that meet those needs. Create architectural diagrams, system specifications, and documentation.
• Cloud Infrastructure Deployment: Implement and manage AWS services, such as compute instances, storage solutions, databases, networking components, and security mechanisms, based on the design requirements. Utilize AWS CloudFormation, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, or other deployment tools to automate the provisioning process.
• Collaboration and Communication : Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and management, to align on architecture decisions, implementation plans, and project timelines. Communicate effectively to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay Updated with AWS Services : Continuously learn and stay updated with the latest AWS services, features, and best practices. Leverage AWS training, certifications, and industry resources to enhance your knowledge and expertise.

As a MuleSoft Integration Architect, I had some common roles and responsibilities:

• Integration Strategy and Roadmap: Define and develop the integration strategy and roadmap for the organization, considering current and future business needs. Identify opportunities for standardization, reuse, and efficiency across integration projects .
• Architecture Design: Design the overall integration architecture, including API design, service orchestration, message transformation, and data integration patterns. Ensure adherence to architectural principles, standards, and best practices .
• MuleSoft Anypoint Platform Expertise: Possess a deep understanding of MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform, including Anypoint Studio, API Manager, Runtime Manager, and other components. Leverage the platform to design, develop, deploy, and manage integration solutions .
• API-Led Connectivity : Implement API-led connectivity patterns to expose and manage APIs as reusable assets. Design and implement APIs following RESTful principles, ensuring security, scalability, and discoverability .
• Integration Development: Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams in implementing integration solutions. Develop MuleSoft integration flows, connectors, data transformations, and custom components using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform .
• Error Handling and Exception Management: Design and implement error handling and exception management strategies to handle integration failures gracefully. Implement retry mechanisms, dead-letter queues, and logging to ensure fault tolerance and reliable message delivery .
• Security and Governance : Define and implement security and governance frameworks for integration solutions, including identity and access management, authentication, authorization, and encryption. Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements .
• Stay Updated with MuleSoft and Integration Technologies: Keep abreast of the latest MuleSoft features such as Universal API management, Composer, RPA, Cloud hub 2.0 updates, and integration technologies. Stay informed about industry trends, best practices, and emerging standards related to integration and API management .

Project # 3

Project : MARS (UK)

Project Duration : Jan 2018 – Aug 2019

Standard Role : Sr. MuleSoft Platform Architect

Team Size : 40

Project Description

Mars is an American global manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services, with US$35 billion in annual sales in 2018, and is ranked as the 6th largest privately held company in the United States. Accenture is involved to the delivery of integration as a service - Delivering a framework of tools and resources to allow Mars to continue with their digital agenda.

As a MuleSoft Platform Architect, my role was focused on providing technical leadership and expertise in designing and implementing MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform. I was responsible for architecting and overseeing the entire MuleSoft ecosystem within an organization, ensuring that it meets the integration needs, scalability requirements, and strategic goals. Here are some common roles and responsibilities of a MuleSoft Platform Architect:

• Platform Strategy : Define the MuleSoft platform strategy and roadmap aligned with the organization's integration goals and business objectives. Identify opportunities for standardization, reuse, and optimization across integration projects.
• Architecture Design : Design the overall MuleSoft architecture, including the deployment topology, integration patterns, message routing, and data transformation. Ensure adherence to architectural principles, standards, and best practices.
• Technical Leadership : Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, architects, and stakeholders involved in MuleSoft projects. Assist in resolving technical challenges and make informed decisions to drive successful implementations.
• I ntegration Patterns and Best Practices : Define and promote integration patterns and best practices using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform. Establish guidelines for API design, error handling, security, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Platform Governance : Establish and enforce governance processes and policies for the MuleSoft platform. Define and implement API governance, data governance, security controls, and compliance measures.
• Infrastructure and Deployment : Collaborate with infrastructure teams to design and optimize the MuleSoft platform infrastructure. Define deployment strategies, scalability mechanisms, and high availability configurations.
• Security and Identity Management : Design and implement security controls and identity management solutions within the MuleSoft platform. Ensure compliance with security standards, authentication mechanisms, access controls, and encryption protocols.
• Performance Optimization and Monitoring : Optimize the performance and scalability of the MuleSoft platform. Implement performance monitoring and tuning strategies, utilize caching and queuing mechanisms, and leverage MuleSoft's monitoring tools.
• Platform Upgrades and Maintenance : Stay up to date with the latest MuleSoft releases, features, and patches. Plan and execute platform upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing projects and maintaining platform stability.

· Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring : Share MuleSoft expertise through training sessions, workshops, and documentation. Mentor and guide developers and architects in the effective use of the MuleSoft platform and best practices.